Lawsuits Without Injury: The Rise of Consumer Protection Claims

photo-1James P. Muehlberger is co-chair of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.'s Class Action and Complex Litigation practice group in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Muehlberger has represented defendants in more than 35 purported class action lawsuits filed in federal and state courts across the United States. He has briefed and successfully argued against class certification of consumer protection act claims on behalf of both individual clients and industries. Mr. Muehlberger serves as co-chair of the ABA Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee's Rule 23 Subcommittee and co-chair of the ABA Mass Torts Committee's Class Action Subcommittee. He is a frequent …